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Family Farm
Watch vegetables grow at home.
- Target Age: 4-7
- Learning Goals: vocabulary, oral language development, science
- Related Episode: TD and the Steak Tree, TD and Martha Gopher Broke
Target Words
bloom, crop, grow, harvest, pick, plant, sprout
- onion or potato
- dried beans
- toothpicks
- plastic cups
- sandwich bag
- paper towel
- dirt
- At the grocery store, let your child help you pick out some vegetables that are the leaves of plants (like spinach or lettuce), some vegetables that are the fruits of plants (like tomatoes and peppers), and some vegetables that are parts of the plant thatgrow underground (like carrots, onions, and potatoes). Talk about how these vegetables are grown and how they are harvested.
- Help your child "plant" a potato or an onion in water, and watch it grow. Choose a potato or onion that has already begun tosprout. Stick four toothpicks around the middle of the potato or onion and balance it on the rim of a plastic cup or jar. Fill the cup or jar with water so that the water just touches the roots at the bottom of the onion or so that the bottom of the potato is in the water. Keep the water filled to that level as you wait and watch for stems and leaves to grow.
- Dried beans from the grocery store (kidney beans, pinto beans, lima beans, etc.) are fun and easy to grow. Soak some beans overnight in cool water to give them a head start. Put a few beans in a sealable plastic sandwich bag with a damp paper towel and plant a few other beans in plastic cups filled with potting soil. In about three days you should be able to see sprouts growing in the beans in the plastic bag. The beans in the bags help kids visualize what is happening under the soil in their other cups.
- When your little bean plants get bigger, transplant them into larger pots or into a garden. Watch as they bloom and then grow little beans. You and your child might enjoy recording their growth by keeping a picture journal.
Take it Further
It's fun and delicious to pick your own vegetables. If you have space for a backyard garden, planters, or window box, you and your child can grow cherry tomatoes, alpine strawberries, peas or beans. These are crops that kids can pick and eat right off the plant. Visit a pick-your-own farm to harvest crops such as berries, apples, and pumpkins.
Related Books
- Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots by Sharon Lovejoy
Discover the joys of gardening with your child with this creative idea book.
- One Bean by Anne Rockwell
See what happens when a bean is soaked, planted, repotted, and produces a pod with more beans inside.
- Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Buddy Bear gets a package from Grandpa with five colorful bags of seed activities.

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As a teacher librarian, flipping our instruction has been made easy with ResearchReady, by Imagine Easy Solutions. This is a remarkable tool! There are pre-made courses easily customizable to adapt to every co-teaching opportunity. You can also write your own courses about anything you want to teach the kids. Videos, pictures, documents, etc., can be added to any page for instruction. The student management section makes organizing classes a snap. Viewing student performance gives immediate formative data to pinpoint students who need more help. This component is priceless and Imagine Easy has created an effortless way to construct meaningful assessments.
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No other major religion of the world acknowledges God as part female, or is willing to fully depict Her as the Goddess. But for Hindus, the Goddess, called Shakti, is the emanating power, the essence and the creative manifestation of the Supreme Being, who is beyond opposites. This unique broadness of Hinduism makes Navaratri the world's greatest festival dedicated to the Goddess. This yearly festival is celebrated for nine or ten days in the lunar month of Ashvina (September-October). Hindus observe this festival in a wide variety of ways, depending on their region, local history and family influences.
Millions of Hindu women consider Navaratri each year's primary festival, the one they can most deeply connect to. Many see it as a way to commune with their own feminine divinity. A widespread practice honors the Goddess in every woman by inviting young girls to the family's home, feeding them and offering new clothes. Soumya Sitaraman, a specialist in Hindu festivals and author of Follow the Hindu Moon, teaches how this should be done. "To make Navaratri an affirmation of femininity, invite and honor girls between the ages of two and twelve. A respected married woman can be chosen, too. Begin by honoring the youngest one on the first day as if she was the Goddess. She is addressed only by the Goddess' name, eats prasadam first and is given an aromatic bath and a new dress. On the second day, the second youngest should be honored, and so on. Some families might alternatively choose to venerate all girls at the same time, on the last night."
During the festival, women are ready to exercise their share of restraint to get closer to the Divine by performing tapas and selfless acts. Author Madhur Jaffrey explains, "Navaratri is a time to present to the Goddess our silent requests. This is not done crudely, but properly. We pray morning and evening, the women fast, and the poor in our neighborhood are given food and cooking pots. We offer magnificent food to Goddess Parvati and only after She eats we discreetly whisper our requests."
Navaratri's common practices
Sprouting seeds: In a ritual performed throughout India, Hindus begin the observances with the sprouting of seeds. This is called pratipada in the South and ghatasthapana in the North. In this ceremony, an earthen or silver pitcher, or kumbha, is filled with water and barley seeds. The vessel is placed in the shrine room or some other honored place in the home, where the seeds will sprout over the next nine days. It is a green exuberance that displays the fertility power of the Goddess and brings blessings for a bountiful crop. A traditional Deity kumbha is also prepared. This is an ornate brass pot filled with water, herbs and metals, with mango leaves and a coconut on top. The kumbha is set up to invoke the Goddess and all the devas during the festival period. Pandit Ramesh Chandra Kaushik, chief priest of the Durga Temple in Moti Nagar, Delhi, explains, "The kumbha is established while invoking the blessings of all the 330 million devas (angels). This kumbha is supposed to symbolically have all of these devas in it." With these preparations in place, the celebration of Navarati then officially begins, with puja to Lord Ganesha and offerings to the kumbha.
Tool blessing: Another ceremony associated with the festival across most of India is the ayudha puja, the blessing of the tools of one's trade. At dawn on the ninth day (usually) of Navaratri, selected tools, instruments, utensils and devices used by a worker or artist are ceremoniously placed at the feet of the Goddess and quietly worshiped with prayers and flowers. The items remain at the Goddess' feet until a puja is performed. Until that happens and the items are returned with blessings, no studies, work or performances should happen.
The ayudha puja can be simple, an offering of cooked rice, fruits, flowers and an arati that is silent except for the ringing of a bell. A more elaborate form is to draw a kolam and place a Sarasvati murti in the center, with all the tools touching the kolam's lines.
No kind of instrument or tool is excluded from the blessings of the Goddess. A tailor will bless his sewing machine and a driver his vehicle. Shopkeepers usually decorate and bless their whole store, including the cash register.
Vaishnavites have also adopted the ayudha puja. On the same date, they ritually place tools and weapons at the feet of Lord Rama for His blessings. Author Madhur Jaffrey recounts in her book on the traditional stories of India, Seasons of Splendor, "At this festival, every family worships the 'weapons of its trade.' My mother would first set up a statue of the good King Ram in our prayer room, properly garlanded with a fresh marigold necklace. Under the statue, where some people arranged guns and swords, my mother arranged pens, pencils, ink and paper. Those were the weapons of our family. As far back as 1,500 years, my ancestors made their living writing, not fighting."
The Indian army takes the day, which they call shastra puja, to bless real weapons. Retired Lieutenant Colonial N. C. Guha of Delhi reported in an article in the Ramakrishna Mission magazine, Vedanta Kesari: "Within the Garhwal Rifles, Vijay Dashami or Dussehra is the religious event of the year. The 25,000 soldiers of Garhwal Rifles fully observe the festival for ten days, beginning with the ghatastahpana ceremony at the unit temple. On the ninth day is shastra puja, during which all the weapons of the unit armory are decorated with flowers and displayed in a square fashion in the center of the parade ground."
Beginning of learning: A key samskara, or rite of passage, for children ages three to five is performed on this day across India. It is the vidyarambha, literally "beginning of knowledge," which marks the start of a child's formal education. The worship begins with an elder or priest taking the child's index finger and writing "Om Sri Ganapataye Namah" in sand or uncooked rice. If the child is old enough, he or she writes the letter "A" on the rice as well. Then, using a gold ring dipped in honey, he gently touches the child's tongue with a motion in the shape of the letter "A". Beautiful marks of auspiciousness made with sacred substances are placed on the books, and usually a priest will perform the ceremony in the presence of the whole family. Preceptors, wise men and gurus are also revered on this day as embodiments of Sarasvati's knowledge. They receive many visitors and dakshina, monetary offerings.
It is a widely held belief, especially in South India, that a proper blessing on this day will ensure lifelong success in a child's study and career. Parents, therefore, make sure that the Goddess' goodwill is properly invoked. Some pilgrimage to distant temples with their sons and daughters to beseech Her grace.
Vijayadashami: On the tenth day, Vijayadashami ("tenth day victory") the festival culminates in the triumph of the Goddesses over the demon Mahishasura. For this day, the place to be is Karnataka, specifically Mysore, for that is where the victory is said to have occurred. The city takes its very name after Mahishasura and has a temple dedicated to him. Recently a gigantic statue of the demon was built near the temple of Durga on the city's Chamundi Hill. Mysore is noted for its magnificent elephant processions during Navaratri.
There is a specific explanation of Vijayadashami associated with Karnataka. It is attributed to the story in the Mahabharata of the Pandavas' 14-year exile in disguise--which is also likely related to the military tradition of shastra puja. Discretion in exile was indispensable, so the Pandavas stored their many divine and distinctive weapons under a shami tree in Karnataka during the tenth day of Navaratri. They prayed to Durga, asking Her to protect their weapons, and returned at the end of one year to find them intact. On that same day, they went forth to defeat their enemies, adding their success to the celebrations of the Goddess' victory. Today people exchange shami (Mimosa suma) leaves and on this auspicious date to wish each other a victorious life.
Navaratri's regional flavors
The seed-sprouting ceremony, tool blessing, beginning of learning and Vijayadashami are observed over most of India. Regional variations abound, from South India to Nepal.
South India: Here the Goddess is worshipped in three forms. During the first three nights, Durga is revered, then Lakshmi on the fourth, fifth and sixth nights, and finally Sarasvati until the ninth night.
Durga (meaning "invincible" in Sanskrit) is the epitome of strength, courage and ferocity. Her devotees approach Her--sometimes with difficult penances--for those qualities and for the protection She bestows.
A more gentle worship is observed for Lakshmi. Also called also Annapurna, "Giver of food," Lakshmi is the Goddess of abundance, wealth and comfort. She is the ever-giving mother, worshiped for well being and prosperity. A traditional way of invoking Her is chanting the Samputita Sri Suktam. In Her honor, food is prepared and offered to neighbors and all who visit, thus strengthening community ties. On the full-moon night following Navaratri, it is believed Lakshmi Herself visits each home and replenishes family wealth. In Saivite areas, Parvati is worshiped on these days instead of Lakshmi, with an emphasis on the motherly aspect of the Goddess. Otherwise, the devotional practices are similar.
The last three days of Navaratri exalt Sarasvati, the form of Shakti personifying wisdom, arts and beauty. Her name literally means "flowing one," a reference to thoughts, words, music and the Sarasvati River. The evenings of Her worship are marked with melodic bhajans. The musicians select challenging pieces and play their best in order to earn the Goddess' blessings for the coming year.
Mystically, Sarasvati is believed to be the keeper of the powerful Gayatri Mantra, which is chanted during the festival to invoke Her supreme blessings. Devotees meditate for days on this mantra alone, as it is considered the door to divine wisdom.
Kerala's Ma Amritanandamayi explains, "At one level, Navaratri signifies the progress of the spiritual aspirant. During this spiritual journey, the aspirant has to pass three stages personified by instinctive Durga, motherly Lakshmi and finally wise Sarasvati. Then, he or she enters into the realm of the infinite, wherein one realizes one's Self."
Families in Tamil Nadu traditionally prepare in their homes a kolu, an exhibition of small dolls and figurines on a stepped, decorated shelf (see photo on page 28). At least one murti of Shakti must be present, as well as wooden figurines of a boy and a girl together, called marapachi, to invoke auspicious marriages. Almost any small item may be included on the kolu, so almost all the small artifacts from around the house find their way there.
Author Soumya Sitaraman writes, "A kolu is a well-planned occasion. People will often print and send cards inviting family and friends to come see their kolu. This results in new friendships and stronger relationships. Navaratri evenings are a bustle of rustling silk, twinkling jewelry and laughter. Women are very particular about their attire and go visiting, hopping in a logical sequence, every house they are invited to." Daughters of marrying age accompany their mothers on the visits, as this is an auspicious opportunity for match making. The kolu is also celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and the parts of Kerala bordering Tamil Nadu.
North India: In the North, Navaratri is commonly called Durga Puja. While the South celebrates three Goddesses as different aspects of the Supreme Mother, in the North, Durga is regarded as the Mother Herself, and all other Goddesses are Her manifestations.
The practices and the ways of worshiping are almost identical. However, the names and stories underlying the festival's rites differ, often incorporating strong Shakta influences or elements of the Ramayana. The worship of Durga is the year's largest Hindu festival in many northern states, as it is in Nepal and Bhutan.
Durga is worshiped as Navadurga, the one with nine manifestations, one for each day of the festival. They vary in attributes and appearance, but usually include: Shailputri, daughter of the mountain; Brahmacharini, the chaste one; Chandraghanteti, the fighter; Kushmanda, of many lights; Skanda Mata, mother to Lord Skanda; Katyayani, the divine daughter; Kalratri, the black one; young-looking Maha Gauri, who seems no older than eight years; and Siddhidatri Ardhanarishvara, the all-powerful Siva-Shakti. Each is invoked with a special mantra and, frequently, with complicated tantras.
During the nightime rites, the Goddess is invoked with precise repetitions of the Durga Sapta Shasti, followed by recitations of the Devi Bhagawat Purana and the Devi Mahatmya. The most dedicated chant a mantra or shloka thousands of times during the nine nights.
Asking for fertility and blessings, priests and women devotees intone Her words into the night, chanting, "When for hundreds of years there will be no rain and the Earth will be without water, the great contemplative rishis shall sing praises of Me, seeking Me. I will come down without human parentage; and with hundreds of eyes, I shall look kindly upon those profound sages. Then I shall cover the entire Earth with greens born of my own being. I shall nourish them all with these greens, sustaining the prana of all beings, and thereby I shall be known as Shakambhari, 'the Bearer of Greens'" (Durga Sapta Shasti xi 42-45).
In West Bengal, Durga Puja is everywhere. In playgrounds, traffic circles, ponds and wherever space is available, elaborate structures called pandals are set up, many with a year's planning behind them. Usually made of bamboo and cloth, they serve as temporary temples. Each houses a highly decorated murti of the Goddess worshiped throughout the festival. While some pandals are simple, others are extravagant works of art with themes that range from the traditional to the wildly modern, often based on current affairs, famous movies or pure imagination. Representing the Universal Mother's transcendence of cultural boundaries, in West Bengal one can find Her in an Inca or an Egyptian setting, or even aboard the famous Titanic.
Most people celebrate buying new clothes and jewelry, which are worn on the evenings when the family goes out to see the pandals. Ritual drummers, called dhakis, carrying large leather-strung instruments, enliven the surroundings with their performances during the many ritual dances that happen in every pandal. The festivities are so pervasive that it is common to see people from all backgrounds and religions participating.
At the end of the celebration, in all Her glory, the exquisitely crafted Durga murti, with countless adornments, is taken to a river, where it is immersed. The procession leading to the waters is accompanied by loud chants of "Bolo Durga mai-ki jai" ("Glory be to Mother Durga") and "Aashchhe bochhor abar hobe" ("It will happen again next year"). Intense drumbeats mark Her release into the waters. It is said that this final ritual returns the Goddess to Her eternal home in the Himalayas--until next year's Durga Puja.
In Bangladesh, which shares a common Hindu heritage with West Bengal, numerous pandals also crowd the cities. The Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad, a Hindu organization, counted more than 20,000 pandals nationwide in 2007. Here, Durga Puja is an national holiday. The president of Bangladesh, Iajuddin Ahmed, recently stated, "Though it is a festival of the Hindu religion, Durga Puja is an indivisible part of our Bengali culture." Bangladeshi Rabindranath Trivedi, former press secretary to the government, puts it more poetically: "Devi Durga represents the eternal victory over ugliness and terror, and out of it the lotus of beauty arises." Unfortunately, attacks on these celebrations by Muslim radicals are not uncommon.
In Orissa, the celebrations have grown more similar to those in neighboring West Bengal, due to an influx of migrants from the neighboring state. Historically, the Goddess is profoundly revered by native Oriyas. The capital, Cuttack, has a very old temple in the heart of the city, the Ma Katak Chandi temple. Most devotees make a point of visiting this temple during the festival. Recently, Bengal-style pandals have become popular in Orissa, too, and in grand style. One, a silver-ornamented pandal known as chandi merha (silver home), has dazzled countless devotees. It has been improved and gold plated, changing its name to suna merha (golden home).
In Punjab, Navaratri's disciplines are strictly followed by most of the population. Although few Punjabis are vegetarian, alcohol, meat and some forms of entertainment are completely avoided at this time. Following the fast, on the last day, devotees feed beggars and follow the tradition of worshiping a young girl representing Shakti.
Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir used to celebrate in more pomp, but the region's insurgency has forced the festival indoors, where it has become quiet and focused on the family. Adult members of the household are expected to fast on water and take fruits in the evenings. As elsewhere, Kashmiris grow barley in an earthen pot and watch expectantly, as an augur for the coming year's crops. The most important ritual for those near Srinagar is to visit the temple of guardian Goddess Kheer Bhawani on all nine days.
In Gujarat, dance in adoration of the Goddess takes a whole different form. Temples have a constant stream of visitors into the night. But after leaving the temple, devotees will gather in public squares, open grounds and streets to dance garba, Gujarat's popular folk-dance, late into the nights. Garba dance takes a circular motion, the dancers' circles closing, opening and touching according to the rhythm. Dancers move around the center while clapping rhythmically. At every step they bend sideways and wave their arms, each movement ending in clap. A variation is the dandiya-ras, where sticks are used as part of the choreography.
Garba began as a dance around a suspended earthen pot with many holes, called the garbo. A lamp inside the garbo shines through the holes, creating an array of twinkling, swirling dots of light around the room. Garba may be one of the most ancient forms of dance: its special pots have been found in the 5,000-year-old Harrapan excavation site.
Nepal: In the Himalayan nation of Nepal, Durga Puja is the grandest national festival. Over 21 million Hindus celebrate it here--not just for nine nights, but fifteen, reports Hinduism Today correspondent, Dr. Hari Bansh Jha. In addition to the various forms of the Goddess, Siva, Ganesha and Kartikkeya are worshiped. Even with the former Maoist rebels in charge of the government, now secular Nepal still declares national holidays from the seventh day of the Navaratri until the next full moon night.
As is the case with most of India, Dr. Jha reports, Navaratri in Nepal begins with the ghatasthapana--creating holy temporary vessels for the Deities and planting seeds. In Nepal, barley is planted on sand. Each day water is sprinkled on the sprouts, which begin to germinate from the fourth or fifth day and by the ninth day can be six inches tall.
The last days of celebration are the most intense. On these bustling national holidays, the whole country is engaged in Durga worship. On the sixth day, devotees rejoice in parading from Durga temples to a bilva tree, playing conches, bells and drums. The tree roots are washed with cow dung and the best fruits are adorned with red cloth. On the seventh day, the same fruits are wrapped in red and offered at the feet of the Goddess.
But in Nepal, a country where Shakta beliefs have a large following and vegetarians are rare, another form of red adorns the Goddess' feet. From the seventh until the last day of Navaratri, goats, cows, chickens and other animals are sacrificed in large numbers. In Kathmandu, at the Courtyard of the Hanumandhoka Palace, the military sacrifices 54 water buffaloes and 54 goats in honor of Shakti. Modernity and Maoists aside, the demand for sacrifices has noticeably increased in the last years. Reformers, such as Sita Karn from Janakpur, one of Nepal's most progressive cities, demand, "This tradition of violence and cruelty must come to an end. Killing animals is killing oneself." Some Durga temples have adopted the breaking of grain-filled clay pots or coconuts instead.
By the tenth and most auspicious day, the nation is completely taken up by the festival. On Vijayadashami, the sacred yellow grass called jayanti (meaning "victory") is harvested. Sanskrit pandits recite mantras while placing jayanti on the head of the devotees for blessings. Elders also offer jayanti to the young. In reverence, devotees carry it on their heads and walk to the local temples or to a river, where they offer it to the Goddess. In temples the jayanti with rice and grass can be knotted up and tied to a devotee's arm. This amulet is called bali, and some keep it for one year as a protective amulet.
In Nepal's pahad region (the plains), the young go to the elders to receive tika, rice mixed with red vermilion, applied to their forehead. Until recently, it was a tradition for ministers, high-ranking officials and all citizens who could attend to line up in front of the royal palace and receive tika from the King of Nepal himself--a custom likely to be ended with the monarchy's abolishment.
Jai Ma!
Hinduism Today's Delhi correspondent, Rajiv Malik, paints a word picture of Navaratri: "With the coming of Navarartri, Delhi assumes a festive air. It signifies the coming of fall and departure of the sultry months of summer. Here in Delhi, we see the confluence of cultures within the Hindu community, as Bengalis, north Indians, Gujaratis and South Indians all celebrate according to their own customs. The overall enthusiasm for the Goddess is summed up by M. K. Sethi, an official of Delhi's Jhandewalan Temple, who told me during an interview, 'Ma Durga is the incarnation of power. All evil is destroyed by Her. Whatever I have asked of Her, I have received.'" PIpi
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I posted this in the App section, but figured that some of my brothers still clinging to their original Palm Pre (like me) might be better found in this section... I am experiencing a problem with the my Facebook App... My device is a Palm Pre with webOS 1.4.5 and Facebook v1.5.62... Starting this morning, when opening the Facebook App I received a message stating "Communications error. An error occurred communicating with the server." and it gave me the option to "Retry" (which repeatedly generated the same Communications Error message) or "Dismiss" which would initially open the App, but without functionality & with a news feed that wouldn't refresh.
I then came to this forum and found a few Facebook threads... The first suggestion that I attempted was to go into my Facebook App account preferences and sign out & back into my account. I was unable to successfully sign out of my account from my Pre - when I tried to sign out of the account I received a message saying "AcctMgr_Authentication_Bad_Request".
I then got on my desktop computer to sign in to my Facebook account and take a better look at my account from a computer. I went to my Account Settings/Apps page and noticed that the Facebook for HP webOS App has mysteriously disappeared and is no longer showing in my list of authorized apps. I also noticed that mobile uploads of 2 photos that I posted to Facebook from my Pre last Friday were no longer showing on my timeline (Actually all of my Mobile Uploads are missing - when I go to my Photos section it shows a Mobile Uploads folder with 9 photos, but when I open the folder there are no pictures there).
So the disappearance of the Facebook for HP webOS authorization has obviously created the issue with the App's integration between my Facebook account and my Pre.
I next went back to my Pre and uninstalled and reinstalled the Facebook App, thinking that the new installation & sign on would create a new authorization script for my account. Unfortunately that was not the case. The App did reinstall successfully, however when I open the App and get the initial Sign In page I am unable to sign in to my account and am back to getting the "AcctMgr_Authentication_Bad_Request" message that I had received earlier.
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Know someone on a gluten-free diet? Any of these gifts will make their holiday season tastier and their baking life more enjoyable.
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Glow Gluten-Free Cookies: Stash a few boxes of Glow Gluten-Free Cookies in your pantry. When gluten-free friends visit, surprise them with cookies that are safe for them to enjoy! This time of year the gingersnaps and crispy snickerdoodles are particularly nice. Glow Gluten-Free; $5.99
See's Chocolates: Most chocolates and holiday candy either include gluten or carry a "may contain wheat" warning, making them off-limits for those on a gluten-free diet. Thankfully, almost all of See's candy is gluten-free! In my opinion, a box of anything from See's would be a welcome gift. (Only a few of their candies contain gluten. Check the current allergen list before ordering.) See's; prices vary
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Small Angled Spatula: Every gluten-free baker needs a small angled spatula in the kitchen. It's perfect for everything from spreading batter into a pan to schmearing butter on toast to icing cakes (its intended purpose). ConfectioneryHouse.com; $4.59
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Loaf Pan: If someone's gluten-free, chances are they are that they bake their own bread. This one-pound loaf pan turns out great yeast and quick breads. Of all the bread pans I have on hand (and I have A LOT), this is the one I use again and again. $12.99; Chicago Metallic
Gluten-Free Licorice: "Licorice contains gluten!?!" Yup! Thankfully, Orgran makes a gluten-free licorice that's pretty similar to the classic, wheat-filled candy.
Storage Containers: Gluten-free bakers usually joke about their "tower of special flours." Help your friend organize their various gluten-free flours and starches with a set of these nifty containers from ClickClack. They'll thank you. Trust me. The Container Store; $9.99 to $32.99
Toaster Bags: If your friend wants to enjoy gluten-free toast at a restaurant, Toast It bags make it easy. Simply slide two pieces of gluten-free bread into the bag and have the kitchen toast the bread—in the bag. As long as the bread isn't removed from the bag, cross-contact with gluten is prevented!
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The luxurious designs incorporate a contemporary, modern twist and are perfect for the fashion conscious. Tom Ford provides pieces to cater for those who wish to make a subtle or bold statement, and the artistic flair used to create this range is a beautiful way to express your personality and play with your own unique style. The iconic frames are a magnificent fusion of fashion and practicality, and effortlessly decorate any face without flaw.
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Clear eyes, full hearts ... cease and desist?
Friday Night Lights creator Peter Berg has requested that Mitt Romney stop using the show's slogan "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose" in his presidential campaign — and even accused the Republican candidate of plagiarism in a harshly worded letter obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
"Your politics and campaign are clearly not aligned with the themes we portrayed in our series," Berg writes. (Buzz Bissinger, who wrote the book on which the television series was based, has endorsed Romney, though it was Berg who coined the phrase.)
Is another Friday Night Lights movie in the works?
Romney has previously said that Friday Night Lights is one of his and his wife Ann's favorite television shows. On the night of the first presidential debate last week, Romney staffers secretly put up a sign backstage at the University of Denver that read "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose." Romney's son Josh tweeted a picture of his parents standing under the sign, and Ann Romney later sent an email to supporters with a picture of Romney tapping the sign (as Kyle Chandler's character, Coach Eric Taylor, often did in the TV series) before walking out onto the debate stage.
It subsequently became a catchphrase for the Romney/Ryan camp, and Romney has been frequently using a slightly altered version of it in stump speeches on the campaign trail.
"This is something that we share in this country, men and women of clear eyes and full hearts, and America can't lose," he told a crowd in Iowa this week, according to the Washington Post.
Apparently Berg begs to differ.
"The only relevant comparison that I see between your campaign and Friday Night Lights is in the character of Buddy Garrity — who turned his back on American car manufacturers selling imported cars from Japan," Berg writes in the letter. "We are grateful for your support of our beloved show, but we are not in any way affiliated with you or your campaign. Please come up with your own campaign slogan."
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VFC MK16 Mod0 SCAR-L
-Durable and aesthetic finish
-Realistic take-down without tools
-Wires between the stock and receiver hidden
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-Two barrel lengths included
-Limited battery space
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Overall we think this is the best SCAR-L replica on the market at the moment. Both the detailing of the AEG itself, as well as the quality and the amount of accessories make this a high value model. Take-down is realistic, each step is just like on the real one!
As recently as 2003, the US SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) announced the search for a new assault rifle for the finest combatants on the face of the Earth. After rigorously testing a few existing models and newly developed candidates, the FN Herstal entry beat out the competition by meeting the criteria and naturally offering a good deal. The new weapon is called the "SCAR", which stands for Special forces Combat Assault Rifle. A lot of insight and feedback from actual operators was used in the design and development process, which has been unbelieveably rapid. The reliability requirements were set to three times the levels of current assault rifles, but the requirements included other important features such as accuracy (sub-MOA) and modularity as well. The weapons family includes two main variants, Light and Heavy, both in three different lengths.
The FN SCAR-L (Mk 16) is loosely based on their older FNC assault rifle. The first SCAR prototypes were in fact built on FNC lower receivers. The upper receiver has been redesigned externally to be modular, allowing the user to mount optics and various other accessories easily to the weapon, to tailor it to suit the specific needs of each mission. The bolt handle can be switched from one side to another depending on the user preference, and all controls are ambidextrous. Being a gas piston operated rifle, it is less prone to overheating and fouling than the AR-15 type weapons family, which direct the hot gases into the action via a gas tube.
The SCAR-L will replace the M4A1 Carbine, Mk 18 CQBR and Mk12 SPR models currently in special forces (SOCOM) service. With 90% of the parts in common between the three SCAR-L variants, it can be adapted to all of these roles with ease. The short and medium variants have barrels just shy of 10 and 14 inches (253 mm and 351 mm respectively), while the long variant reaches to 18" (457 mm). The standard and sniper variants of the SCAR-H will replace the M14-based rifles (such as the EBR) and the Mk 11 (SR-25), and creates new possibilities with the short CQB-model.
While there have been some SCAR releases before, the fresh VFC release brings something new into the field. The VFC model is based on the 3rd generation SCAR-L, and features the following points:
The battery compartment provides access without tools simply by a push-pin and removal of the butt-plate. The pin is captive, so you don't need to worry about losing small parts in the field. The space reserved for the battery goes through the stock, so you can opt for a longer battery simply if you keep the stock in a longer position. Due to the external limitations, only small or AA type cells can be used.
The VFC SCAR-L has some weight to it, but being a replica of a modern assault rifle, it is still comfortably light to handle. If they were made too heavy, they would quickly surpass the real thing in weight, making the airsoft variant actually unrealistic! In addition to the real-like weight, the VFC SCAR feels rock solid. There is no creaking or flex to be found anywhere, and even the folding stock seems like it's not going to snap off - a problem associated with some other brands.
The front of the AEG is especially sturdy, as it is all metal inside out. The outer barrel is attached to the lower rail frame, and this assembly is screwed onto the upper receiver with six screws, three on each side. As a very nice detail, a Torx key has been integrated into the gas regulator, so you can actually separate the outer barrel assembly from the upper receiver without using any separate tools!
Changing between the regular and CQC inner barrels is relatively easy. After removing the lower rail / outer barrel assembly from the upper receiver, you only need to loosen (not remove) two set screws from the sides of the hop chamber area with a 1.5 mm allen key, and slide the inner barrel assembly out from the rear.
The outer barrel threads securely onto the solid inner part of the outer barrel. You can choose the standard length or the CQC without buying any separate accessories; The package includes the short inner barrel as well. The thread is the usual 14 mm left hand (CCW). There are no hidden grub screws to be found, as the outer barrel can simply be tightened down as far as it goes. The flash hider has a mock crush washer with an O-ring underneath, so you can align it with the ports facing to the sides. When attaching the CQC outer barrel extension, the wide part faces the gas block and the narrow section points forwards. We found that the O-ring would slip easily over the thin part, so it is easiest to put the O-ring on the threads first, then wiggle the crush washer over it as far as it goes, and start screwing on the flash hider.
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thinking about...bathrooms
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Lately I've been thinking about bathrooms. What's most important? How is it used most? How can it be beautiful and functional at once? That means something different for everyone but for me with (almost) 2 kids, it needs to be easy to clean. As much as I think tile is beautiful I want as many smooth surfaces as possible so clean up is quick. Also, easy to get to storage means a lot. I want to be able to out towels and bottles away with ease.
What's most important to you for this room in the house?
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As you said: beautiful _ functional _ easy to clean, are the three words that we think about bathroom. For us the suspended furniture are the answer of this 3 word. We really love the suspended furniture and we love the pictures that you posted!ReplyDelete
Never go for a clear glass sink, I have one in my bathroom and it is amazingly hard to keep clean. Everyday I wish for a plain white one.ReplyDelete
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20th Annual Fonts Surf : Signage Lettering trends, cursive fonts, and chic fonts for cheap
Five more pages of surfing for type, lettering, fonts, calligraphy and cool stuff about typography are behind us. As we say goodbye to the 20th annual fonts surf, I'm thinking we may just be back to add yet more. Please send in your favorites to share with all other DT&G Magazine and Design Center readers! Enjoy:
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Compiled by Kiyomi Beach | KF17 | Mexico
Whether shaking off the chill of winter, welcoming the rainy season, or experiencing any other climate change, the spring can definitely be a time to celebrate. Some countries celebrate big which can mean local business owners have a surge in income from selling items related to the festivities. Sales for new clothes, fabrics for costumes, candies, and specialty foods increase, which give some Kiva borrowers an extra reason to celebrate.
While we may all be familiar with some holidays or festivals, each culture celebrates what may seam like a familiar holiday differently. Some countries have celebrations that are uniquely their own, with the common threads being are family and fun. Lets see how a few of the fellows celebrated.
Tsagaan Sar
With the temperature sitting at -30C (-22F) it's hard to imagine that Tsagaan Sar hails the end of Winter for Mongolians. This holiday is celebrated on the first new moon two months after Winter Solstice. Although the celebrations look similar to the Western Christmas holiday, there are many interesting differences. Family gatherings are traditionally held at the oldest member of the family's home and all members go there on Tsagaan Sar day to bring gifts and eat food. As with all Mongolian food, Tsagaan Sar food consists of meat and dough. Buuz (mutton dumplings) and fatty meat from a large rack of sheep lying out on a table for hours/days, are eaten in copious quantities. And they don't let you get thirsty as vodka, fermented mare's milk and more recently wine and beer are served immediately upon arrival (we were thankfully given glasses of each at 9:30 in the morning.)
Visitors and family members grasp the elbows of all the older family members, in a line, to show their support for them, then they smell each othersfaces on either side and say a greeting of sorts, "are you well-rested?" (This experience was easy to do in a home setting, but when my partner MFI, XacBank, had a Tsagaan Sar party I grasped and smelled over 50 people in a seemingly never-ending line!) Other activities around this holiday include Mongolians cleaning house extensively and settling debts. What great reasons to have a holiday! Happy Tsagaan Sar!
Easters in Ukraine
Chris Paci | KF16 & KF17 | Ukraine
I write to you from the land of many Easters. Here in Transcarpathia, at the far western tip of Ukraine, most towns have at least two: a testament to the fascinating complexity of the region's ethnic and religious landscape. The first Easter came on April 8th this year, as the region's Hungarian and Polish Catholics marked the day of Christ's resurrection. A week later came the Easter of the Ukrainian Orthodox community, a celebration shared, naturally, by the Greek Catholics: neither Greek nor precisely Catholic, but a hybrid religion of this borderland between empires, one that adopted Orthodox rites while pledging allegiance to the Pope in Rome. The celebrations, both of them, lasted for two days in the cities and for four or five in the remote villages of the Carpathian Mountains, where the locals' devotion is all that brings about the blossoms of spring.
For Catholic Easter, I spent a quiet weekend in my home base of Uzhhorod, a stone's throw from the Slovakian and Hungarian borders. The streets were hushed and private, but I slipped into the Baroque-spired Hungarian Catholic church on my street to stand quietly behind the pews, the priest's sermon echoing among the upward-surging columns. The Orthodox and Greek Catholic Easter found me in Lviv, the cultural and religious center of western Ukraine and a brooding, fantastical dream of a city. I spent an entire day in Lviv floating from church to church, enraptured by the devotion of others: Armenians, Poles, Russians, Ukrainians, all blurred together into a single chorus of voices praising God.
There is a legend that Prince Vladimir the Great, baptizer of Russia, chose Orthodoxy as his nation's religion on the strength of its ancient beauty. I believe the legend is true.
Khmer New Year
Khmer New Year (Choal Chnam Thmey) typically falls around mid-April of every year and is one of the biggest celebrations in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Officially celebrated for 3 days, local Cambodians often take the days before and after the 3-day holiday to travel back to their homelands to visit family and participate in traditional Khmer New Year activities—making the holiday last a total of 5 days! Can you imagine?—5 full days of hardcore dancing, singing, games, (amazing) food and drinks all in great company. It really can't get much better.
Preparation for Khmer New Year begins about two weeks before the actual holiday. Cambodians take this time very seriously and clean their homes to rid it of any "unclean spirits." Maxima, one of the MFIs I am working with, even asked the Buddhist monks in the nearby pagodas to come to the company to pray, bless, and cleanse everyone for the new year to come.
It's hard to pick out my favorite part of this eventful holiday. Going to the pagodas, spending genuine time with the locals, and potentially getting splashed with buckets of water as you walk on the streets (the younger generation's method of "cleaning") are definitely significant components of the new year; but what makes this holiday stand out from other Khmer holidays are the traditional games that people play. Streets are literally blocked off with people—friends, relatives, their mothers, random strangers—playing these games! A particularly memorable one was "Chol Chhoung" where two groups of boys and girls stand in opposite rows and throw a ball of cloth at each other. I know that doesn't sound quite as appealing in words, but believe me, in the heat of the moment (and possibly with a few beers) it truly is an amazing time.
Fête de Pâques
Natalie Sherman | KF17 | Cameroon
Here in Yaoundé, the Fête de Pâques (Easter) weekend is filled with celebrating. Most businesses close for Good Friday, while friends and family gather to attend church and host get-togethers complete with local, homemade cuisine (delicious deserts included!), to commemorate the special day.
Not unlike how I might spend an Easter weekend in the States, I found myself hanging out with a group of little ones, all very excited to participate in an afternoon of egg dyeing. We pumped up the Cameroonian jams on the stereo and watched as the kids dipped hard boiled eggs from one coloring bowl to the next, sometimes collaborating on a multi-colored egg experiment.
Saturday morning we headed out of the city to a nearby village where the day was spent with adults drinking beer and reminiscing, while the children played a hide and seek game with the newly-dyed eggs. Ah, to be young again!
Semana Santa 1: Tenancingo
Emmanuel von Arx | KF16 & KF17 | Mexico
Several Mexican cities are famous for their traditional Semana Santa (or Holy Week) celebrations. The small village of Tenancingo – two bus-hours away from Mexico City – is definitely not one of them. Yet, as I stood in front of the first church of the village and took a glimpse at the very long listing of events, ceremonies, and processions that were taking place there during Semana Santa, I quickly understood that Tenancingo provides riches of fascinating experiences to both tourists and locals during Holy Week.
The most unusual ceremony that I witnessed during my stay was Good Friday evening's beautiful and absolutely timeless Procesión del silencio (or Procession of Silence). Only hours after witnessing the Via Crucis – the reenactment of Jesus Christ´s life, crucifixion and death with real actors on an outdoor stage – the entire village congregated in the late afternoon for a long and solemn church service which ended shortly before 9PM. After coming out of the church, the crowds kept a deep silence as they began lining the main street that leads from the church to the village's main square or Zócalo.
After a few minutes, the Procesión del silencio began: accompanied only by the sound of monotonous drum beats, hundreds of volunteers and members of the church marched in solemn silence and in impeccable order through the streets towards the Zócalo. The marchers were adorned with crosses and religious symbols and were holding lanterns and candles in their hands. Barely interrupting their flow, there was also the occasional group of 4 to 6 men who jointly carried on their shoulders a heavy wooden float with a statue or a figure of a Saint which they had taken out of the church to display to the emotional and moved crowd of onlookers on their way to the Zócalo.
The male marchers were wearing long dresses and cone-shaped hoods whose colors identified them as members of different catholic congregations. Women wore a broad range of mostly traditional costumes and rebozos (locally produced shawls and one of Tenancingo´s most famous handicraft) – some of them very brightly colored and contrasting with the highly expressive faces of the marchers whose deep sadness represented their mourning in the wake of Jesus´ death. The crowd of people lining the streets was clearly influenced by the somber mood of the marchers, neither making any sound nor showing any signs of impatience, despite the cold night air. A little over an hour later, the procession had passed and people were returning to their homes, warming themselves up with hot tamales and good company.
Semana Santa 2: A Break from Reality
Mexico, as well as much of Latin America, has many religious Semana Santa celebrations described above by Emmanuel, but that's just one side of the holiday. For professionals offices are usually closed for the Thursday and Friday before Easter and schools are closed for a full two weeks. And although over 80% of the Mexican population is catholic, not all spend Semana Santa (or Holy Week) with the church. Many take advantage of the long break to escape from the cities and head to the beach. I joined them on the beaches of Costa Esmerelda, a popular destination among Mexicans.
This is not your "Cancun" style vacation destination, but rather a place to spend with family and take a break from the stress of everyday life. Costa Esmerelda is in the state of Veracruz and only a few hours drive from the big cities of Puebla, Xalapa, and Mexico. Outside of Semana Santa, it is a calm beach escape. In the days leading up to the two-week vacation, the street (Yes, there is only one, adding to its charm) starts to fill with vendors picking out a good spot to take advantage of the increased crowds. While there are a few higher-end hotels, the majority of people there spent the week camping as I did.
During this time the beach is filled with families enjoying each other's company. I witnessed spontaneous soccer games, families building makeshift tents out of palm leaves, and many children playing in the water. While there are specific celebrations related to Semana Santa in the Costa Esmerelda town of Casitas, the fun I witnessed was to be by the water.
Vendors would push carts down the sand selling fruits, juices, water, and other snacks to re-energize and re-hydrate those on the beach. If I could compare this to anything we have in the US, I would say it's like a long Memorial Day weekend, with people enjoying each other's company as well as the outdoors by consuming food cooked on fire.
As a closing note, Semana Santa is not the only celebration in the spring here. On the solstice, in my small city of Huatusco, many schools had parades marking the occasion. Additionally, there are many versions of Carnival all over the country starting in February and as late as May as far as I'm aware. This is just further evidence of the richness and diversity of this wonderful country.
Kiyomi is a Kiva Fellow in KF17, the 17th Kiva Fellows Class in Mexico first with Fundacion Realidad (FRAC) and now with a coffee cooperative in Huatusco (coming soon to Kiva).


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20 Ways to Use Apples in Cocktails
All the recipes you need for cocktails, juice blends, milkshakes and more.
It feels like all fall drinks should use apples in some way, but it turns out that adding apples to cocktails isn't the most straightforward thing. Apple puree can turn your drinks into mushy baby food that clogs up a straw, and apple juice can water your cocktail down without adding enough punchy flavor. Luckily, you have other mixing options, including apple cider (both hard and the fresh, unfermented kind), apple brandy, and assorted apple liqueurs and bitters.
Here are 20 recipes for cocktails, punches, and toddies that bring apple flavor to the forefront, just in time for autumn sipping.
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Fall Classic
Apple Fennel Punch
Apple Toddy
Pom Pomme
Applejack Rabbit
Bourbon Maple Cider
Apple Crisp Cocktail
Apple Sangria
The Honey Ryder
Gin-Applejack Punch
Sweet New Year Cocktail
Hot Ginger Apple Cider With Applejack
Sazerac and Cider
Honeymoon Cocktail
The Outcider
Hard Cider and Crème Yvette Sparkler
Autumn Sweater
Apple Blow Fizz
Pumpkin Bourbon Cider Milkshake
Pomme en Croute Cocktail
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So it turns out that Ted's whole point in telling his kids about how he met their mother, was so they could get to know Robin.
Why? Well, because their mother died six years ago after a long illness, and he's ready to start dating again. Ted wants to call Robin, but he wants to make sure the kids are okay with it.
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See, he grew as a person, thanks to his relationship with their mother, and became the father he was always supposed to be. Meanwhile, Robin's marriage to Barney and later their divorce made Robin realize what she was missing with Ted.
When it comes down to it, the kids think asking out Aunt Robin, a family friend, is a wonderful idea.
So the lovebirds finally get their fairy tale ending, as Ted shows up outside Robin's apartment with a blue French horn, while she smiles out at him.
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Conservative firebrand Ted Cruz, the Texas senator whose service in office is just four months long, is considering a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, according to a report on Wednesday by National Review.
The Texas Republican has quickly won the fervent support of grassroots conservatives since his election last November by breaking with Senate convention to aggressively challenge Democrats – and some Republicans, too. Citing anonymous sources, the National Review article suggested Cruz might look to quickly capitalize on his newfound fame, and rally conservatives behind his candidacy.
But there are significant barriers to Cruz winning the GOP nod in 2016, let alone winning the White House. Here are a few of them:
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas
Cruz would face tough conservative competition
While Cruz has charmed figures ranging from conservative bloggers to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, he could encounter a Republican primary field that would hardly cede the most conservative bloc within the GOP to Cruz.
It's easy to conceive of a series of Republican presidential hopefuls – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (and possibly more) – vying for the same segment of the Republican primary vote as Cruz. Any one of those candidates will almost encounter difficulty in harnessing the political power of the Tea Party, a movement that has never been particularly well-known for acting in concert.
Fantasy vs. reality
If Texas Gov. Rick Perry's bid for the Republican nomination in 2012 taught political observers anything, it's that being a potential candidate is always easier to execute than being an actual candidate.
Conservatives, searching for an alternative to the establishment-backed favorite, Mitt Romney, practically begged Perry to make a late entry into the primary. They extolled his conservatism and the positive jobs situation in Texas, arguing that his record, combined with a top-notch team of consultants, would make Perry the new favorite for the GOP nomination.
Of course, things didn't turn out that way. Perry withered under the national spotlight and the scrutiny of rival Republican candidates. Recent history is littered with examples of similar primary candidates, like Democratic hopeful Wesley Clark in 2004, and former Sen. Fred Thompson's foray into the GOP primary of 2008. Their candidacies fizzled after having won broad acclaim at their outset.
Cruz would almost certainly face stiff opposition in a Republican primary that could expose any of his flaws as a politician. Wednesday's National Review article cited Cruz's experience as an award-winning debater, but his performances in those contests have never been filtered through the prism of rival campaigns or the national media.
The establishment would strike back
Cruz's path to the GOP nomination would almost certainly rely on an outside strategy in which he courts conservative activists and rails against the party establishment in Washington. But would the D.C. establishment necessarily take that kind of criticism while sitting down?
In 2012, the GOP establishment quickly rallied around Romney, if only after it became apparent that there would be no other serious contenders for the presidency available. And when it seemed as though the more conservative Rick Santorum might emerge to dethrone Romney during the primaries, there were serious rumblings that GOP money men might scramble to find an alternative candidate who they regarded as more formidable versus President Barack Obama in the general election.
Given Cruz's conservatism, it isn't tough to imagine the GOP establishment rallying around a candidate perceived as more electable to if a Cruz candidacy came too close to victory.
It doesn't help Cruz that he's forged few alliances during his short time in the nation's capital. He most recently derided many of his congressional colleagues as "squishes," and spoke publicly about internal Republican debates that were supposed to remain confidential. Cruz has worked with a few fellow conservatives, but two of them – Paul and Rubio – could end up being rival candidates for the GOP nomination in 2016.
Oh, Canada!
The National Review article acknowledges that Cruz advisers are prepared for a legal challenge to his eligibility to serve as president, reminiscent of the "birther" attacks conservatives had leveled against Obama for much of his first term.
At issue is Cruz's birthplace. He was born in Calgary, Canada, the son of a Cuban refugee father and a U.S. citizen mother. Having been born outside the continental U.S., he would have to address questions about whether he is a "natural born" U.S. citizen, which the Constitution requires of a prospective president.
But even if Cruz is able to offer up all the evidence in the world of his eligibility, it's not tough to imagine Democratic candidates and super PACs relishing in the chance to give a Republican his comeuppance, and turn the "birther" phenomenon back against a GOP hopeful.
He's barely a blip in the polls right now
Cruz could certainly raise his national profile in the next few years, but the Texas senator hasn't yet registered as a contender for the GOP nomination in any credible poll testing the 2016 field.
A Quinnipiac University poll at the beginning of last month found that Rubio was the slight, early favorite among Republican primary voters; 19 percent of them said they would favor the Florida senator as their nominee in 2016. And while other contenders like Paul, Walker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell all registered some level of support, Cruz did not.
Cruz still faces the challenge of building his reputation outside of conservative, Washington-focused circles. But he still has plenty of upside, too; having been a figure on the national stage for such a short period of time, Cruz's name ID among primary voters has virtually nowhere to go but up.
This story was originally published on Wed May 1, 2013 12:42 PM EDT


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Lame Cherry
August 7, 2008
Mein Kampf Obama
Träume meines Vaters
(Dreams of my Father)
As Barack Obama chose the favorite monument of Adolf Hitler in Germany for his world image, appealing to the lowest of racial divides in Darwinism unleashed upon the world, it is fair to examine Mr. Obama compared in his struggle of world messiah to other Americans in a moment when the world focused upon them.
The real struggle though inside Barack Obama is of fascist Obama and communist Obama.
This past Sunday, the National Football League had it's Hall of Fame Game where the elite of the NFL are inducted into the Canton Ohio, Hall of Fame.
I honestly hesitate in naming the 3 men who were inducted as it almost seems by their character and the esteem I have for them that they are almost degraded by appearing in a commentary about Barack Obama.
It is vital though that people see the gulf between the absolute lack of soul which Barack Obama has compared to these three Gentlemen.
The first is Andre Tippet of the New England Patriots. In his induction speech, he spoke of moving north with his mother with almost only the clothes on their back and how very important character was in life.
The second is Art Monk of the Washington Redskins. A more kinder and gentler soul there could not be. Mr. Monk does not speak so much with words, but his eyes and the inner glow which radiates from within. He is the epitome of class, grace and honor.
The third is Darrel Green of the Washington Redskins. As a child he was told he was too small, but his Dad just told him "GO", and go he did as the fastest man in the NFL, playing 20 seasons and the person who Coach Joe Gibbs always turned to in clutch situations when the game was on the line.
Poverty, humbleness and being small in stature. All situations in life people are born with and yet these Gentlemen never once used it as an excuse. What I appreciate most about them is race is never a factor or brought up with them. They compete as Gentlemen, live as Gentleman and are Gentleman. There is a trust in Gentlemen like them, like Lovey Smith and Tony Dungee. One just enjoys their joy in life in being excellent for the individuals they are.
On the opposite is the world of Barack Obama. The following quotes are from his book Dreams of My Father. In reading the quotes, I see nothing what liberal reviewers are championing as a wonderful work.
It was a work which made me cringe as it was one which shows a much more troubled person than I had profiled before.
The most disturbing first lesson recorded by Barack Obama was in his exposure to Uncle Frank Marshall Davis. I can not fathom as a Grandparent why Grandpa Dunham ever exposed this teenager to someone who was a manipulative psychotic at the very least.
Perhaps from the quotes below Barry Obama was already a juvenile delingquent his Grandparents could not control, but exposing this teenager to Uncle Frank was like exposing Gary Coleman from the Facts of Life to Robert Mugabe.
Barack Obama records driving over to Uncle Frank's and his story explains the horrid thing this psychotic did and accomplished:
The teenager, Barry Obama drove to Davis' home in Waikiki after hearing a story that day from Grandmother Dunham. She saw a black beggar on the street by her bus stop and was so very afraid she did not want to take the bus to her job.
Uncle Frank then informed this child that his Grandmother Dunham was right to feel terrified because she comprehended blacks, QUOTE: "have a reason to hate."
Davis would go on to inform Barry that his Grandfather Dunham would never understand blacks like Barry, because the Grandfather had not experienced being humiliated the way he had.
As Barry Obama left Uncle Frank that night, he stated he felt completely alone for the first time in his life.
Frank Marshall Davis was an intelligent man. Whenever any adult attempts to isolate anyone in order to make them vulnerable, it is deliberate. It was pure child abuse to do that to a vulnerable teenager to cut him off from the only base of support in this world in his Grandparents.
Whether Uncle Frank was doing this to simply create another miserable soul for his company in destroying the hope in a black child or if it was more malevolent in making a child vulnerable for molestation as Barack Obama surrounds himself with bisexuals and homosexuals now and that usually points to child abuse, it really does not make that great of difference now as Barack Obama's mentor which he based his entire life on abused him deliberately.
No one but the worst of humanity lacking humanity would rip a child's world apart leaving him alone in the world.
This entire base is Barack Obama and in his troubling autobiography it is worth quoting the following words of Barack Obama which are quite disturbing as they are coming from Barack Obama the man child.
Readers should be warned that Mr. Obama is quite foul mouthed and racist in his descriptions.
I began to notice that Cosby never got the girl on I Spy, that the black man on Mission Impossible spent all his time underground. I noticed that there was nobody like me in the Sears, Roebuck Christmas catalog that Toot and Gramps sent us, and that Santa was a white man. I kept these observations to myself, deciding that either my mother didn't see them or she was trying to protect me and that I shouldn't expose her efforts as having failed.
(This quote is key in noticing the word FAILED as Mr. Obama's entire life is based in that word. It is why he gears himself to "change" which is code word for REVOLUTION.)
Ever since the first time I'd picked up Malcolm X's autobiography, I had tried to untangle the twin strands of black nationalism, arguing that nationalism's affirming message-of solidarity and self-reliance, discipline and communal responsibility-need not depend on hatred of whites any more than it depended on white munificence. We could tell this country where it was wrong, I would tell myself and any black friends who would listen, without ceasing to believe in its capacity for change.
(This is the key word of CHANGE or REVOLUTION which Barack Obama bases his transformation on. He is not speaking of hope and change, but failure and revolution.)
"There are white folks, and then there are ignorant motherf*ckers like you," I had finally told the coach before walking off the court that day-Ray assured me that we would never talk about whites as whites in front of whites without knowing exactly what we were doing. Without knowing that there might be a price to pay.
(Key word to note is the sexualization of mothers. Barack Obama noted his mother was sexualized in his creation and has troubled by it all his abandoned life.)
To avoid being mistaken for a [racial] sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets. We smoked cigarettes and wore leather jackets. At night, in the dorms, we discussed neocolonialism, Franz Fanon, Eurocentrism, and patriarchy.
(Key to this segment is Barack Obama surrounds himself with minorities, Marxists and artists as he judges the world as he sells himself out to the highest bidder.)
So I read the book to help me understand just what it is that makes white people so afraid. Their demons. The way ideas get twisted around. It helps me understand how people learn to hate."
"And that's important to you."
My life depends on it, I thought to myself. But I didn't tell Regina that. I just smiled and said, "That's the only way to cure an illness, right? Diagnose it."
I decided to keep my own counsel after that, learning to disguise my feverish mood.
(Fear is the key word. It is not white people Barack Obama knows is fearful. Fear is what drives Barack Obama.)
The bile that flowed freely not just out on the streets but in the stalls of Columbia's bathrooms as well, where, no matter how many times the administration tried to paint them over, the walls remained scratched with blunt correspondence between n*ggers and k*kes.
(Key observation is Barack Obama is the bathroom with blank walls. Upon it is written the hatred of Uncle Frank and Mr. Obama's own hand. No matter how much Columbia University tried to whitewash the hatred off of the soul of Barack Obama, he always found a way to turn life into a racial battle. Interestingly, he sees the battle between Black people and Jews and not White people and Black people.)
When the weather was good, my roommate and I might sit out on the fire escape to smoke cigarettes and study the dusk washing blue over the city, or watch white people from the better neighborhoods nearby walk their dogs down our block to let the animals shit on our curbs-"Scoop the poop, you bastards!" my roommate would shout with impressive rage, and we'd laugh at the faces of both master and beast, grim and unapologetic as they hunkered down to do the deed.
I enjoyed such moments-but only in brief.
(Key observation is that "king" Obama now sits upon the throne, secure from the world, and takes pleasure in verbal assault upon white people who he sees equal to dogs, and, by his actions is telling white people to clean up the sh*t which they have deposited upon Barack Obama's chalkboard soul.)
They no longer know who I am. Privately, they guess at my troubled heart, I suppose-the mixed blood, the divided soul, the ghostly image of the tragic mulatto trapped between two worlds.
(Key word is ghostly in this troubled passage as ghosts are troubled spirits and dead inside. Barack Obama in writing he is dead inside.)
Mr. Obama has a most fractured view of this world. He tries in his early life to use the excuse of him being a minority among whites. In numerous Hawaiian schools though, it was the white children who were the "haole" and it was the mixed race of all Asian students and teachers who made white children feel like excrement.
White people were not the majority, so Barack Obama's world view like Uncle Frank's was completely off the mark.
Dreams of My Father ends like a nightmare in it's conclusion. Mr. Obama describes his wedding to Michelle in strange joyful terms as she is not the focus, but instead that his brother Roy has turned to Islam in stopping drinking and turned to center himself in Africa.
It is in this that Roy transforms into the Barack that Barry wants to be, for Barry has chosen to reside in White America with those insensitive white folks, but his mirror image brother instead is growing in the epitome of eutopias of the Black community which is flourishing like a garden oasis surrounded by the desert sands of the whites.
Closing this commentary, there are no more fitting words than Barack Hussein Obama:
Quote Dreams of My Father:
"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race."
Quote Audacity of Hope:
"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
That sums up a Barack Obama who should alarm any intelligent person.
Barack Obama either needs the company of Gentlemen like Andre Tippet, Art Monk and Darrel Green or Democrats need to put Mr. Tippet, Mr. Monk or Mr. Green on the ticket as I would gladly vote for them in their character and accomplishment.
Mein kampf Obama, as he struggles in the fight within.
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Pasteis de nata : recipe
23 opmerkingen:
- jane zei
what a treat! thank you guusje!
p.s. i know exactly what you mean:)
- 23.6.10
- Kenza zei
Oh lovely story about "noticing". What joy for you and Keifer. A real gift!
- 23.6.10
- et lille oejeblik - a little moment zei
what a sweet memory :)
it's all about the details, isn't it.
- 23.6.10
- Patricia zei
Oja, da mannen hier in huis zien niets ;)
Maar de vrouwen zien alles!!!
Lekker recept!
Happy day xo
- 23.6.10
- Lollipop zei
pasteis de nata, my favorite!
and I love your cv...
My babies were the same.
lovely words ♥ ♥ ♥
- 23.6.10
- Yanyan zei
Lovely story! My husband is the same, he will notice those details that it will never be noticed by me. And Landon is just like daddy. Got hungry looking at the pictures of the dessert. Have to try that one this weekend!
- 23.6.10
- Maia zei
I would eat that all myself ;)
I have my head in the clouds, but my daughter is like you: she notices everything...every tiny change or detail. She has a photographic memory and it's like her brain carries detailed maps of everything she's seen.
- 23.6.10
- Nö zei
So sweet - awareness is another word which comes in my mind! I am a "noticer", too. As you say, haircut, change in outward appearances, spots, I have a great photographic memory of people but I am so very bad in names... even if I saw a person just once, I know him/her at once but the name? I always think I am too busy with observing the person than being able to concentrate on the name...
XX Nina
- 23.6.10
- Jolanda (ladyknit) zei
Dat is een aangename verrassing. Bedankt voor het recept!
- 23.6.10
- anna zei
herkenbaar :) en YUM!
(over haircuts, heb je je haar nou kort(er) of lijkt dat maar zo? )
- 23.6.10
- Mlle Paradis zei
beautiful post! i love the idea that the custard tarts are only subtly flavored with the lemon peel.
i also like your observation about "noticing". it's so true. and sometimes it can be overwhelming even to oneself. "too much information". i wouldn't want to be the kind of person who misses alot though either!
the noticing IS rewarding. and sometimes very useful.
- 23.6.10
- Theresa zei
Could you come bake for me while I am on the road?
- 23.6.10
- Guusje zei
@ Anna, my hair is shorter, but still long (I had to get rid of dead hair from my dreadlock disaster) on the picture I have a ponytail and a long fringe. Looks short, but is not. xxxx
- 24.6.10
- inaluxe zei
Hello Guusje! yummy yummy yummy.... makes me want to go and cook right now, but I probably won't becuase I don't have the time. I loooooved your description about 'noticing' it was so beautifully written. I smiled all the way through. Hope you're having fun. xo
- 24.6.10
- liset zei
- 24.6.10
- likeschocolate zei
Thanks for the recipe and what a sweet story!
- 24.6.10
Ik heb ze gemaakt en ze zijn heerlijk! Ik had nooit eerder custard zelf gemaakt maar het is super simpel :P
- 24.6.10
- Guusje zei
Mooi Zo! Lekker he?
- 25.6.10
- Bichos da Matos zei
What a surprise seeing here pastéis de nata;) You seem to be a great cook!
- 25.6.10
- Juniper zei
I so love this post! Can't wait to make these tasty treats, thank you for sharing it!! I do remember you noticing things! It's a very nice quality, means you are very present and observant in the moment.
- 26.6.10
- heleen zei
Hoi Guusje,
wat leuk om zulke verhalen van je moeder te horen! Ik ga dat recept ook proberen, ik heb eergisteren het no kneed bread gemaakt, WOW!!!! Die blijft erin, veel beter dan het brood wat ik eerst maakte.
groetjes, heleen (ook nogal een observerend type)
- 27.6.10
- Moment to Moment zei
yum! That looks so delicious, also loved the garland.
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The Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville's Art in Public Places (APP) Committee is launching a series of new public art murals for the downtown urban core with the announcement of two mural design winners for the Art in Public Places Yates Parking Garage mural project.
The building's new murals will be painted onto existing 50' stair towers located along Adams Street at the northeast and northwest corners of Market and Newnan streets.
The Arts in Public Places Committee hopes that they will "create a visual connector to accessible public parking, showcase Jacksonville's dynamic artist community, and the community's priority to promote greater accessibility to public art for all ages and backgrounds. "
How the murals will 'create a visual connector to accessible public parking' is undertandably vague (Probably this wording was included solely to comply with the grant which funded the project and sounds better than "They are beautifying an otherwise ugly parking garage") but it will showcase a few great local artists in a prominent place.
An Art Selection Panel of local art, design and community professionals, selected two winning designs following an RFP (Request for Proposals) issued in mid-December for artists residing in the five-county First Coast area. Selection criteria were based on artistic excellence, sustainability, related artist experience, level of community engagement, improvement of the pedestrian environment, and the design's function as an identifier into the Spark District.
The first mural, by St. Augustine artists Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre of Milagros Art Collective, will be an abstract design best seen by drivers entering Adams Street from the Hart Bridge Expressway. The second, by Neptune Beach artist Sean Mahan, will feature more figurative and symbolic images to engage audiences closely at the pedestrian level. Work is slated to begin in late February or early March and will be completed in April.
Separately, another colorful mural will undergo a two-week installation process in late February. Funded by Downtown Vision Inc.'s Laura Street Facade Grant Program and Chamblins Uptown. Local street artist Shaun Thurston will paint on-site for the project.


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A hearing is set for 4 p.m. this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Seattle in a lawsuit over the "Windows Vista Capable" stickers that Microsoft and PC makers used to promote Windows XP computers last year, prior to Vista's launch.
See this previous story for background on the case.
The proposed class-action suit, filed in April, alleges that the promotions were deceptive because, in many cases, the PCs in question were only able to run Windows Vista Home Basic — without the Media Center interface, Flip 3D window-switching and other heavily touted Vista features. The complaint also challenges the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program, for similar reasons, because in many cases the upgrades for XP buyers were to Windows Vista Home Basic, not to the more advanced versions of the operating system.
At the federal courthouse in Seattle this afternoon, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman will hear arguments on Microsoft's motion to dismiss the case. I'm planning to be there, and I'll be posting about it afterward.
Here's a copy of Microsoft's motion for dismissal: PDF, 32 pages. In the filing, Microsoft cites a number of legal issues, saying that the 'Vista Capable' labels didn't meet the legal definition of written warranty and that marketing activities don't qualify as a contractual offer. More fundamentally, the company says the lead plaintiff, Dianne Kelley of Camano Island, did not suffer any harm to support her Consumer Protection Act claims. From the motion:
"Ms. Kelley does not allege that Microsoft's conduct deceived her into buying a PC that she would not otherwise have purchased, or that she received anything other than what she expected to receive — a low-end PC with the 'Windows Vista Capable' sticker, which was in fact 'capable' of running Windows Vista Home Basic. She does not allege that the sticker played any part in her decision to purchase that PC, or that she had any expectation that she would be able to run something more than Windows Vista Home Basic. … "
The motion cites efforts by retailers, computer makers and Microsoft to distinguish between, and educate the public about, the different Windows Vista editions.
Here's a copy of the plaintiff's response to Microsoft's motion: PDF, 33 pages. Among other things, the filing contends that there was an enforceable contract, because of the end user license agreement (EULA) that came with the Windows XP machine that Kelley originally purchased.
As outlined in the response, here's the gist of the allegations:
"… Microsoft, through its 'Windows Vista Capable' and 'Express Upgrade' programs, promoted the sales of computers with Microsoft XP installed on them on the pretense that they had the capability to run Microsoft's new Vista operating system, when in fact, they cannot run the 'real Vista' that provides the 'core Windows Vista experience.' … Through its misleading acts, Microsoft benefited by selling more XP licenses and additional upgrades than it would have without the 'Windows Vista Capable' and 'Express Upgrade' programs."
Should be an interesting hearing. I'll post details as soon as I can this afternoon.
Update, Tuesday evening: The judge denied most of Microsoft's motion to dismiss, and reserved judgment on one aspect. Bottom line, the case can proceed. Details from the hearing in this follow-up post.


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No one gets into a vehicle thinking that he or she is going to get into an accident. Unfortunately, it happens every day to many people around New York and throughout the country. When a car accident happens, it can be a scary and confusing time. You are likely suffering from injuries, you may not even understand yet how the accident even happened, and you may be wondering what to do next.
The steps you take immediately following an accident are important. Saying or doing the wrong things at this critical point can hurt a future personal injury claim. Contact a car accident attorney in Long Island today.
What to do at the Scene
The first and most important thing to do after a car accident is to check on everyone involved. If anyone is hurt, get emergency medical services to the scene as soon as possible. Once that is done, it is important that you take these next steps:
● Call the police to report the accident. This is law in New York, and the DMV may suspend your license if you do not report the crash when there are injuries or property damage in excess of $1,000.
● Exchange information with everyone involved including names, contact information, driver's license numbers, license plate numbers, and insurance information.
● Call your insurance company and tell them what happened, but do not give them a written or recorded statement without first speaking to an attorney.
● Take pictures of all vehicles involved, with a focus on capturing the damage done to them.
● Take pictures of your injuries.
These steps are crucial after an auto accident as they can help document what happened at the scene and the full extent of your injuries. This documentation is helpful if you decide to file a personal injury claim in the future.
What to do if You are Hurt
Many car accidents result in only minor injuries. Sometimes, though, the injuries resulting from car accidents are quite serious. When this is the case, nothing is more important than your health. If you are hurt in an accident, you need to take the following steps to ensure your injuries do not get worse, and that you get on the road to recovery as quickly as possible.
● Request emergency medical assistance.
● If you decline an ambulance or other emergency services, visit an emergency room as soon as possible after the accident.
● Explain the full extent of your injuries to a doctor and tell him or her that you were injured in a car accident.
● Follow all treatment plans prescribed by a doctor.
● Attend all follow-up doctor's appointments.
● Keep receipts and bills from doctor's appointments or expenses incurred because of them.
● Take daily notes on your injuries including how you are feeling and how they have affected your life.
If you are hurt, following these steps will ensure you receive any compensation to which you are entitled after the accident.
Speak to a Long Island Personal Injury Attorney After an Accident
After an accident, you will likely have to deal with your insurance company. This will help you claim compensation for your injuries, but it can also be difficult for accident victims. Insurance companies do not want to pay out large settlements and they will offer lowball settlements that do not fully compensate the accident victim. A Long Island car accident lawyer can help with this after an accident, and so much more.
If you have been injured, call the Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe, LLP at (866) 878-6774 or fill out our online form for your free consultation. We will speak to the insurance company on your behalf and hold them and negligent drivers accountable for paying any compensation you may deserve. Do not try to navigate the aftermath of an accident on your own. Contact us today to learn about the many ways we can help after a car crash.
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The City Council appoints a number of citizen committees, boards, and commissions that serve as advisory bodies to the City Council. These bodies play an essential role in the governance of our city and provide the City Council with important input. Committee, board, and commission members serve four-year terms (a maximum of two terms) and may only serve on one committee, board, and commission at a time. If you are interested in serving on a committee, board, or commission, please download the membership application, or contact Cathy Fikes at (714) 536-5553, or email [email protected]
Each year in December, as required by the State Maddy Act, the City Council approves a list of all those board, commission, and committee members whose terms will expire during the coming year. (Huntington Beach Municipal Code limits membership on its boards, commissions, and committees to two--four year terms.) Terms expiring in 2019, can be found in the Local Appointments List 2020. A list of unscheduled vacancies can be found in Notice of Vacancy Forms.
In order to assist you in selecting a citizen body that would be compatible with the city's needs as well as your interests and qualifications, a brief description of the responsibilities and/or authority delegated to each body is provided below. Click on a board to learn more about its purpose:
Citizens Infrastructure Advisory Board
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Volunteers are an integral part of the city programs offered to local citizens. Without the donation of dedicated volunteer service, many activities now provided would not be available. Volunteer today. You must be 16 years of age or older to participate.
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